snsrjth@nmtsun.nmt.edu (- Jeff -) (11/04/89)
Does anyone know where I can get a public domain version of a tetris for the
PC? I am preferably looking for a graphics version (preferably Hercules but
CGA is okay) or ASCII. Does anyone know if one exists? If so, how or where
can one be obtained (FTP address, etc)? Please email responses if possible.
Thanks in advance.
- Jeff -
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"A stitch in time takes up space...", The Doctor - "Delta & the Bannermen"jbrennan@ics.uci.edu (James Edward Iii Brennan) (11/05/89)
snsrjth@nmtsun.nmt.edu (- Jeff -) writes: >Does anyone know where I can get a public domain version of a tetris for the >PC? I am preferably looking for a graphics version (preferably Hercules but >CGA is okay) or ASCII. Does anyone know if one exists? If so, how or where >can one be obtained (FTP address, etc)? Please email responses if possible. > > Thanks in advance. > - Jeff - > snsrjth@jupiter.nmt.edu Second the motion. A VGA would be best for me (EGA/CGA would be okay however). FTP address is the best method of transfer for me, next comes BBS. Thanks in advance, Jim.
kipnis@janus.Berkeley.EDU (Gary Kipnis) (11/05/89)
In article <1989Nov4.110503.14425@paris.ics.uci.edu> jbrennan@ics.uci.edu (James Edward Iii Brennan) writes: >snsrjth@nmtsun.nmt.edu (- Jeff -) writes: > >>Does anyone know where I can get a public domain version of a tetris for the >>PC? I am preferably looking for a graphics version (preferably Hercules but >>CGA is okay) or ASCII. Does anyone know if one exists? If so, how or where >>can one be obtained (FTP address, etc)? Please email responses if possible. >> >> Thanks in advance. I wrote a game of TETRIS for MSWINDOWS (VGA, EGA, HERCULES, CGA, etc) it's located on SIMTEL20 in MSDOS.MSWINDOWS directory, if you cannot get it from there just mail me, or if enough interest exist I will post it in this newsgroup gary
mlb@vms.macc.wisc.edu (JUDITH BLOXHAM) (11/06/89)
In article <3434@nmtsun.nmt.edu>, snsrjth@nmtsun.nmt.edu (- Jeff -) writes... > >Does anyone know where I can get a public domain version of a tetris for the >PC? I am preferably looking for a graphics version (preferably Hercules but >CGA is okay) or ASCII. Does anyone know if one exists? If so, how or where >can one be obtained (FTP address, etc)? Please email responses if possible. > > Thanks in advance. > > - Jeff - > snsrjth@jupiter.nmt.edu I have a copy of TETRIS.ARC on one of my 'games' backup disks. Have not played it for a long time, but am willing to get it into a publically accessible place such as SIMTEL, although I don't think SIMTEL has a pd1:<msdos.games> directory. They would surely run out of disk space if games were uploaded. Someone let me know how to get tetris available to usenet population. mike
c188-bc@cordelia.uucp (Eric) (11/07/89)
A hybrid of TETRIS is available via anonymous ftp from grape.ecs.clarkson.edu in the bin4 directory; it is called EGAINT and is in EG9303.ARC or something along those lines. Unfortunately, it is EGA/VGA specific. Fortunately, the Turbo Pascal source code is freely available (pointers to archives are included inside, I believe); it was written (as far as adapters go) in a fairly portable manner (though everything else is in a horrid style) and can be modified (albeit not as easily as one would ideally want) to support the Hercules card. Rumor has it that the author was working on a new version which should support all different sorts of adapters, but that something strenuous (like college, perhaps) got in the way. eric erc@irss.njit.edu, c188-bc@bard.berkeley.edu "Well I guess that's why I've always Got the blues"
U5533129@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (CARDIOLOGY, R.M.H.) (11/08/89)
In article <3434@nmtsun.nmt.edu>, snsrjth@nmtsun.nmt.edu (- Jeff -) writes: > Does anyone know where I can get a public domain version of a tetris for the > PC? I am preferably looking for a graphics version (preferably Hercules but > CGA is okay) or ASCII. Does anyone know if one exists? If so, how or where > can one be obtained (FTP address, etc)? Please email responses if possible. > I have a PD version which works in text mode, and hence runs with any screen. I can mail it to you or post it somewhere suitable. It is only about 18k. Get back to me. Peter S.
U5533129@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (CARDIOLOGY, R.M.H.) (11/08/89)
In article <3434@nmtsun.nmt.edu>, snsrjth@nmtsun.nmt.edu (- Jeff -) writes: > Does anyone know where I can get a public domain version of a tetris for the > PC? I am preferably looking for a graphics version (preferably Hercules but > CGA is okay) or ASCII. Does anyone know if one exists? If so, how or where > can one be obtained (FTP address, etc)? Please email responses if possible. > I have a public domain version called NYET which runs in text mode. I can mail it to people or post it somewhere suitable. Get back to me if you want it. Peter S.
gcook@cps3xx.UUCP (Greg Cook) (11/09/89)
From article <19243@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>, by c188-bc@cordelia.uucp (Eric): > A hybrid of TETRIS is available via anonymous ftp from > grape.ecs.clarkson.edu in the bin4 directory; it is > called EGAINT and is in EG9303.ARC or something along those > lines. Unfortunately, it is EGA/VGA specific. I obtained this from comp.binaries.ibm.pc and, in addition to EGAINT, it included AINT which claims to be usable on monochrome, color, or Toshiba 4 color plasma screens. I don't know if it is specific for just EGA\VGA or not. I beleive the author developed EGAINT for EGA after AINT was created. ========================================================================= Greg Cook All good things come through chemistry! gcook@horus.cem.msu.edu cook@frith.egr.msu.edu
heflin@cod.NOSC.MIL (Greg R. Heflin) (11/14/89)
In article <385@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au> U5533129@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (CARDIOLOGY, R.M.H.) writes: >In article <3434@nmtsun.nmt.edu>, snsrjth@nmtsun.nmt.edu (- Jeff -) writes: >> Does anyone know where I can get a public domain version of a tetris for the >> PC? I am preferably looking for a graphics version (preferably Hercules but > >I have a public domain version called NYET which runs in text mode. > >Peter S. Pardon me, but is this the game of dropping blocks where one tries to eliminate complete rows? By David Howarth? If so, I would be interested in hearing what peoples highest score has been. The highest VERIFIED score around here was 22,800, starting on level 8 out of 9. Drop :) me a line & let me know what your high score was. -gregory -- -gregory Just my two cents which shouldn't make a flame, unless you rub them real hard.
dleach@dptspd.sat.datapoint.com (David Leach) (11/14/89)
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dleach@dptspd.sat.datapoint.com (David Leach) (11/14/89)
My high score for TETRIS is around 38,000 (started at level 9). The hardest part is getting the first 10000 points after which you should have a rythm down. It drove my wife crazy because she had been working on the game for a couple of hours a night for about a week to get all of the high scores and knock me off the list and I came in and played one game to get THE high score. I play the game on a Standard 286 AT with an EGA monitor. -- David Leach disclamer: "I speak for no one . . . just ask my wife!
nn86302@tut.fi (Neuvo Niilo Anselmi) (11/14/89)
In article <205@dptspd.sat.datapoint.com> dleach@sat.datapoint.com (David Leach) writes: >My high score for TETRIS is around 38,000 (started at level 9). The There is just one problem with this competition. There are about n+1 versions of TETRIS out there and that results in n+1 different ways of keeping score and changing levels and speed and blocks and etc. If someone knows the *official* rules for keeping score on TETRIS I would like to get my hands on them (I am planning on writing version n+2). -- NN NN NN NN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNN N NN N NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNN N NN N NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNN NN NN NN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
kipnis@janus.Berkeley.EDU (Gary Kipnis) (11/15/89)
In article <2507@tutor.tut.fi> nn86302@tutor.UUCP (Neuvo Niilo Anselmi) writes: >In article <205@dptspd.sat.datapoint.com> dleach@sat.datapoint.com (David Leach) writes: > If someone knows the *official* rules for keeping score on > TETRIS I would like to get my hands on them (I am planning > on writing version n+2). > Please post, since I already wrote version n-1 and I am not sure if I am computing score correctly. gary
dbarnes@garth.UUCP (Dave Barnes) (11/21/89)
In article <3434@nmtsun.nmt.edu>, snsrjth@nmtsun.nmt.edu (- Jeff -) writes... >Does anyone know where I can get a public domain version of a tetris for the >PC? I am preferably looking for a graphics version (preferably Hercules but >CGA is okay) or ASCII. Does anyone know if one exists? If so, how or where >can one be obtained (FTP address, etc)? Please email responses if possible. There is a (I think) public domain version of AINT (Tetris clone) for EGA graphics called EGAINT. I haven't played it, but I did check out the options and stuff. You can change the patterns of the blocks, make the game harder by including more odd-shaped blocks, etc. It looks REALLY nice. Should be available on many BBS's. Try Toad Hall in the 415 area code. -- ---------------------------------------------------------- David Barnes UUCP: {pyramid,sri-unix,ingr}!apd!dbarnes 415/852-2365 USPS: Intergraph APD, 2400 Geng Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 ----------------------------------------------------------
tris@alzabo.uucp (Tris Orendorff) (11/24/89)
In article <3434@nmtsun.nmt.edu>, snsrjth@nmtsun.nmt.edu (- Jeff -) writes... >Does anyone know where I can get a public domain version of a tetris for the >PC? I am preferably looking for a graphics version (preferably Hercules but >CGA is okay) or ASCII. Does anyone know if one exists? If so, how or where >can one be obtained (FTP address, etc)? Please email responses if possible. Look for something called nyet.arc or nyet.zip. This is a text game but it plays really well. Also, look for something called beyond.arc. This is a tetris style game that was originally done in X-windows. The version I have is VGA or MCGA only. -- Sincerely Yours Tris Orendorff .......................................................................
msschaa@cs.vu.nl (Schaap MS) (11/28/89)
In article <1989Nov24.044845.12395@alzabo.uucp> tris@alzabo.uucp (Tris Orendorff) writes: > >Also, look for something called beyond.arc. This is a tetris style game >that was originally done in X-windows. The version I have is VGA or MCGA >only. > Can anybody please send me this (or tell me how to get it, I don't have FTP, a modem, etc.)? Thank you, Michael Schaap msschaa@cs.vu.nl
koerberm@nixsin.UUCP (Mathias Koerber) (12/04/89)
In article <4635@draak.cs.vu.nl> msschaa@cs.vu.nl (Schaap MS) writes: >In article <1989Nov24.044845.12395@alzabo.uucp> tris@alzabo.uucp (Tris Orendorff) writes: >> >>Also, look for something called beyond.arc. This is a tetris style game >>that was originally done in X-windows. The version I have is VGA or MCGA >>only. I have a shareware version here called BLOCKOUT, which is tetris 3D !!!!!!!! I don't know if I ever will be able to post it, since I have problems interfacing my PC to my UNIX-Machine, but I might try if you can't get it elsewhere. I also might look up the address of the author. If you like me to do that, just drop a mail. Right now I'm very busy. Mathias -- -Mathias Koerber |Tel: +65 / 7473828 ext 322 |Fax: +65 / 7474331 -Nixdorf Computer Singapore|EUnet: koerber.sin@nixpbe |nerv: koerber.sin -2 Kallang Sector |uunet: uunet!linus!nixbur!koerber.sin -Singapore 1334 |[Standard-disclaimer:All views personal... ]
ho@fergvax.unl.edu (Tiny Bubbles...) (12/09/89)
From article <644@nixsin.UUCP>, by koerberm@nixsin.UUCP (Mathias Koerber):
> I have a shareware version here called BLOCKOUT, which is tetris 3D !!!!!!!!
I have this too, but I have as of yet been unwilling to post it on the
local BBS'es because I'm not sure it's shareware. It's got a copyright
message, and none of the usual "this ain't a warranty" files.
Anyone else have more info? It's a great program. That's what scares me.
(No offense to you shareware authors... but I'm the co-sysop of a BBS and
have been trained to expect the worst.)
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... Michael Ho, University of Nebraska
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BITnet: cosx001@UNLCDC3 Lincoln, NE 68588-0461c60c-4ab@e260-4c.berkeley.edu (Scott Drellishak) (12/09/89)
In article <911@unocss..unl.edu> ho@fergvax.unl.edu writes: >From article <644@nixsin.UUCP>, by koerberm@nixsin.UUCP (Mathias Koerber): >> I have a shareware version here called BLOCKOUT, which is tetris 3D !!!!!!!! > >I have this too, but I have as of yet been unwilling to post it on the >local BBS'es because I'm not sure it's shareware. It's got a copyright >message, and none of the usual "this ain't a warranty" files. > Blockout is a commercial program. The copy I downloaded from a local BBS includes a READ.ME file bragging that it is some new pirate group's "first crack." Too bad....it's a really neat game. Well worth buying, if the price is reasonable. ( Scott Drellishak ( ( "You pays your money and you takes your frame of reference." ( - Joe Haldeman, _The Forever War_
millert@tramp.Colorado.EDU (MILLER TODD C) (12/10/89)
Re Blockout, the 3-D Tetris-type game.
I'm pretty sure it's not ShareWare as I just saw a magazine add for it
the other day. Can't Be sure of the publisher, but it may be by California
Dreams.
Hope this clears up the confusion.
-Todd.
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+dbarnes@garth.UUCP (Dave Barnes) (12/19/89)
In article <911@unocss..unl.edu> ho@fergvax.unl.edu writes: >From article <644@nixsin.UUCP>, by koerberm@nixsin.UUCP (Mathias Koerber): >> I have a shareware version here called BLOCKOUT, which is tetris 3D !!!!!!!! > >I have this too, but I have as of yet been unwilling to post it on the >local BBS'es because I'm not sure it's shareware. It's got a copyright >message, and none of the usual "this ain't a warranty" files. I just downloaded it and had the same reaction. Terrific game, and I'd expect a registration form, a DOC file, or at least a screen of credits for the fine programming. There was no city given in the copyright notice, so I can't call "California Dreams", the copyright owner to find out. Anybody out there know? -- ---------------------------------------------------------- David Barnes UUCP: {pyramid,sri-unix,ingr}!apd!dbarnes 415/852-2365 USPS: Intergraph APD, 2400 Geng Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 ----------------------------------------------------------
rfarris@serene.UUCP (Rick Farris) (12/20/89)
In article <3479@garth.UUCP> dbarnes@garth.UUCP (Dave Barnes) writes: [concerning tetris] > I just downloaded it and had the same reaction. Terrific game, and > I'd expect a registration form, a DOC file, or at least a screen of > credits for the fine programming. There are several versions of tetris extant. I believe the original was written by a Soviet citizen, and is public domain. Spectrum Holobyte acquired the source code and re-wrote it, and released their versions as commercial software. SH includes cga, ega, tandy and even a memory resident version. If you like tetris, watch for "beyond.com," an amusing variation. Rick Farris RF Engineering POB M Del Mar, CA 92014 voice (619) 259-6793 rfarris@serene.uu.net ...!uunet!serene!rfarris serene.UUCP 259-7757